What color is #CB9FA5?

#CB9FA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB9FA5?

The RGB value is 203, 159, 165: 203 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB9FA5?

The complementary color is #9FCBC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB9FA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB9FA5 color

#CB9FA5 rgb(203, 159, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB9FA5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 62.4% green and 64.7% blue (203, 159, 165).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#CB9FA5 color codes

HEX	`#CB9FA5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 159, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 62.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, 17.21, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 17.49, 10.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.818, 40.211, 41.043)`
Decimal	`13344677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB9FA5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CB9FA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB9FA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CB9FA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb9fa5; }
.text { color: #cb9fa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9fa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 159 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb9fa5, #cbaf9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CB9FA5?: #CB9FA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB9FA5?: The RGB value is 203, 159, 165: 203 red, 159 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB9FA5?: The complementary color is #9FCBC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB9FA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.